Many people have become angry and frustrated with organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. Too often the church has proven to be a source of pain rather than a place of hope. Forgive Us acknowledges the legitimacy of much of the anger toward the church. In truth, Christianity in America has significant brokenness in its history that demands recognition and repentance. Only by this path can the church move forward with its message of forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace.
Forgive Us is thus a call to confession. From Psalm 51 to the teachings...
Many people have become angry and frustrated with organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. Too often the church has proven t...
-On these pages, the Garden of Eden meets the world we live in.- - Shane Claiborne, activist and author God once declared everything in the world -very good.- Can you imagine it? Through careful exploration of the biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what -very good- can look like today--in real time. Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Shalom is when all people are treated equitably and have enough. It's when families are healed. It's when churches,...
-On these pages, the Garden of Eden meets the world we live in.- - Shane Claiborne, activist and author God once declared eve...
